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FRANK HINMAN PIERPONT. OF HORLEY. ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO LANSTON MONOTYPE MACHINE COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA.

GAGING AND SORTING MECHANISM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

Application filed January 9, 1914. Serial No. 811,251.

To (1// ///1o/// ii may concern:

lie it known that l, FRANK l-l. PIERPUNT, a citizen of the United States, residing at llorley. county of Surrey. England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in (laging and Sorting l\'lechaiiisms; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full. clear. and exact description of the same. reference being had to the accompanying drawings. forming part of this spta'iiieation, and to the ligures and letters ofa'efereiice marked thereon.

This invention relates to means for measuring the interval between two separated gaging surfaces on a body and for delivering the latter to that one of a plurality of receptacles indicated by the ascertained ineasliren-ient, and it is specially designed for measuring the depth of the formativecavities of type matrices and separating the latter into groups or classes.

The invention has for its principal objects the production of a machine of this class which shall not only be automatic and speedy in its action. but shall be so reliable and accurate iii'the )erfoi'mance of its functions as to dispense with the heretofore necessary skilled operator.

.\s before stated, the invention is chietly applicable to the in *asurement and sorting of type matrices, and will be described in this connection.

i The matrices to be operated upon are usualy iii the form of short blocks of metal, rectangular in cross section with one end flat and containing a sunken or formative matrix cavity. The flat end of the matrix which is designed to contact with the mold and the bottom of the matrix cavity which produces the. ink receiving or printing face of tl'ic'type. constitute gagingsurfaces for determining the height to paper dimensions of the produced type, hence the necessity for an accurate spacing of said gaging surfaces,

and the rejection for commercial use of such matrices as are found to be defective in this particular.

According to the present invention the bodies or matrices are fed automatically, one at a time, to a carrier, the latter'reciprocating between two stations, the one the gaging or measuring station, and the. other the receiving and discharging station, said'carrier 'inoving'directly from one station to the Otliglh tlliddiVQlllng at each long enough for the performance of the operation of discharging and charging the carrier and measuring the matrix while in the carriers,

The gaging or measuring mechanismis brought into action when the carrier is at the measuring station, to determine the extent of movement of the discharging orde liveriiig mechanism located at the receiving and discharging station and brought-into action when the carrier is shifted to saidstation after having submitted the contained matrix to the action of the measuring mechanism, to deliver the matrix to one or the other ofa plurality of receiving stations or places of deposit in accordance with the ascertained measurement. l The body receiving position of the carrier is also the body discharging position, and after receivinga body the carrier travels directly to the gaging position where it stops, and the body is advanced into contact with an anvil or gaging surface thr (Eh. which latter the measuring device is antoiuatically advanced to enter and engage the bottom of the matrix cavity. The advance of the measuring device is automatically arrested when it contacts with the matrix, and its movement automatically determines the position of a gaging or stop member which regulates the extent of advance of a discharging mechanism. the latter operatin after the carrier has returned to the discharging position. to place the measured body in or opposite one of a plurality of holders in accordance with the ascertained measurement.

Referring to the drawings illustrating a preferred form of embodiment,Figure 1 is a front elevation of a machine embodying the presentinvention. Fig. 2 is a top plan .of Fig. 1 showing the carrier in the testing or measuring position. Fig. 3 is a right hand side'elevation of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section on the line ([-(i of Fig.

'2. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section on the lineb?) of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a transverse sectionon the line 00 of .Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a transverse section on the line (Z(Z of Fig. 2. Fig. 8 is a transverse section on the line e@ of Fig-2 but with the carrier in the ejecting or receiving position. Fig. 9 is a transverse section on the line f-f of Fig. 4. Fig.10 is a transverse section on the line g of 4. Fig. 10*" is a detail View of the stop for determining the extent of travel of the delivery pusher. Fig. 11 is a sectional plan of the machine showing the measuring device. Fig. 12 is a section of the; micrometer adjusting device for the measuring device, and drawn to a larger scale than the other view, and Fig. 13 is a partial transverse section on the line hh The carrier'1 moves to and fro directly i between. two points or stations, that at' which it receives a matrix from the galley 7 or one is-delivered from it for one of the galleys 8, 9,10, and the measuring or testing position or station.

In the present example the carrier is mounted to oscillate ona shaft 11 and is 1,4 and from the position shown in connected through a link 12 with a lever 13 mounted on a shaft 14 which latter is provided with a .lever 15 held in engagementwith a cam 16 by a spring 17. The cam movesthe carrier in one direction and-the spring returns it. The link 12 contains a spring coupling to allow for variations in movement.'- i

A matrix X is delivered fromthe galley' 7 to a seat 18 (see Fig. 6) in the carrier, when thelatter is in the position'shown in i Fig. 8, by the feeding pusher'5. The seat matrix and one jaw 19 of the seat is movable and ispressed toward the other or stationary jaw by a spring 20 (see Fig. 6). To deliver a-ma'trix to the carrier 1, the pusher 5 is drawn back conveniently by a cam 21 F(Fig1s, ig. 1 to open the outlet end of supply galley 7 and allow a matrix to advance from the galley into'the channel 22 in front ofthe pusher."

The delivery of matrices from the galley 7 'when the pusher 5 is withdrawn from channel 22 at the outlet end of the galley is con.-

irolled conveniently by a loaded follower'in fiiWGll-kIlOWH manner. After a matrix moves Bntopositionin front of the pusher, the lat- ,ter is-advranced and places the matrix X into the sat' 18 in the carrier, 7 which latter is then moved to transfer the matrix to the measuring position or station. 7

j".- The measuring 7 mechanism comprises a needle'2 (see Figs. 5 and 11*) wh ch is mounts,

ed in a holder 23 that slidesinja'fbearing or sleeve 24, the latter surro unded'by insulating sleeve'25.' One'end ofsleeve 24 is ,providcd with one or more?"lengitudinally disposed pieces or projections 26 (Fig. 12)

passing through slots or openings in the head 27 of'the needle holder 23 to prevent rotation of the latter, and in the outer end of said holder is arranged a shouldered pin 28 passing through and held against head 27 by a spring.29. The holder with the needle is advanced by a cam 30 engaging pin 28 until the-point of the needle contacts with the bottom of the character impression in the cavity of the matrix X, that is to say, it contacts with one surface of the matrix the distance of which, relative to another surface of the matrix, ale. the end surface, is to be measured. 'When this contact takes place the farther advance of'the needle is setting of the stop device or stepped gage 6 (see Figs. l0 and 10) which determines the arrested automatically. The measured advanceof'the needle 2 also through connec- I extent of movement or advance of the pusher 5, to ejeet a matrix from the carrier and position the same according'tothe ascertained rileasurement.

thiscam 31 a lever 33, mounted on a shaft 34, is pressed by spring 1 Fixed to the shaft 34 1s a lever 36 see If Fig. 3) on the outer end of which rests a .rod 37 connected-at its upper-end to the cam 30 (see Figs. 1 and 3).

-. On the lever 33is a pin 38 (Fig. 4:) which bears against a lever 39 carried on a shaft 40 which is mounted in line with the shaft v 34 and on which the stop device 6 is carried. '18 conforms to the outside shape of the 'ent stages of advance which it is desired to give to the pusher in delivering a matrix I from. the carrier. One or other of the shoul- 'ders or abutments; is adapted, in accordance with the amount of movement imparted to the devic'e fi to be interposed into the path of a'lever '{tl' which is pivoted at 42 and has it'supperend connected to a slide {l3coupled to the pusher 5'. The cam 21 withdraws the pusher which is returned or advanced until its lever engages the stop 6 (see Figs. 1 0 and 10) by a spring 44 (see Fig. 4).

Inasmuch as the permissible throw of the lever 41 as limited by the form of the cam 21 to advance the pusher 5 corresponds to one of the positions where a matrix is to be delivered to the galley, it becomes unnecessary to employ a stop device 6 having more i than two stop faces or shoulders for determining the intermediate positions at which the pusher must be arrested. The shape of the cam 21 is such that the normal position of the pusher is in front of the supply 'galley 7, thus blocking the escape of matrices from this galley. and when a matrix previously delivered to the carrier has been properly sized and the carrier has returned to its receiving and discharging position, the cam 21 permits the pusher to advance thereby pushing the matrix out of the carrier and into a position which may be determined either by the cam if the pusher is to make a full stroke, or by the stop device (3, if it is to make a stroke corresponding to either of the intermediate positions for delivering the matrix to galleys S or f). The pusher is immediately withdrawn after the delivery of the matrix to a point beyond the discharge or exit of the supply galley 7 so that a matrix feeds down in front of the pusher and the pusht r then advances a suiticicnt distance to place that matrix in the carrier when its motion is arrested and the other functions o the machine continued.

The stop device (3 is shown in l igs. 4. 1t) and 10 of the drawings as an arm projecting from a sleeve on the shaft 40. and by reference to l ig. 4 it will be noted that it is provided with two faces (38 and located in different planes longitudinally of the axis of the shaft 40. \Vhen the movement of the shaft 40 is insuflicient to swing either of the faces 68 or 69 into the path of the end of lever 41 the lever makes a full excursion, as before described, butwhen the shaft 40 is moved so to bring one or the other of the faces (38 or (i!) into the path of the end of the lever 41, the lever is arrested at eithcr one or the other of the intermediate posh tions so as to determine the proper delivery point to which the pushe advances the ma trix.

When the matrix X in the carrier 1 opposite the measuring needle 2. it is pressed against the gage plate or anvil 21 by the pusher 4 (see Figs. 5 and 11) so that the needle will accurately measure the difference in distance between the end of the matrix containing the matrix cavity and which is pressed against the gage plate andvthe bot tom of the character representation in the said cavity.

The-pusher 4 is conveniently actuated from a cam 45 and spring 4-6.

is connected to the pusher 4 by a link 48. The spring 4-6 servcs to advance the pusher 4, and the cam to withdraw it.

The pusher 4 having advanced or pressed the matrix against the anvil, the measuring needle is advanced until the point thereof touches the surface of the character or symbol in the cavity in the end of the matrix. When the needle so touches, an electric cireuit is closed and an electromagnet49 is energized to attract an armature 50 (see Figs. 6, 7 and 8). The holder of the needle is insulated from the surroimding bearings and the contact is made through the cam, the

The spring 46 presses against the cam a lever 47 winch other terminal being the carrier and matrix therein. \Vi-th this end in view the cam is insulated irom its supporting frame or casing and the rest of the machine as by mount lflf the supporting bearings 51 for its shaft.

(lig. 11) within insulating slccvcs 52 and by connecting thc pivotcd plate or lever 53 which is engaged by rod 37 to advance the cam 30. through a pin 54 supported within an insulating sleeve 55 locatedavithin a so attached to cam 30/ The armature 50 causcs a pawl toothed segment :1: mounted 2H. lrefcrably a series of socket mcmbcr movement of 57 to engage a on the shaft pa wls 47 of different lengths is cinploycd as indicated in Fig. to insure engagement.

The cam shaft 32 continues to rotate but the shaft '54 is held from rotating further by the segment 58 and pawl 57. and after thc circuit is broken the stop device is retained in position by a brake which is in the form of a spring-controllcd lever 51) having :r brake shoe or block (50 adapted to bcaron the end of thc lever 39.

To prevent sparking and needle :2 when the circuit is broken. a contact member (31 and wiper (52 are provided. the one carried by the -am shaft 3:2 and the other by the frame. The arrmigemcnt is such that tbemember 61 in rotating contacts and The return of the cam disk 30 to initial position is effected through the medium of a spring 3 attached at one end to socket 56, extending over roller (34 of insulating material and ha ving'its opposite end secured to a pin (35 insulated from the and terminating in a binding post. (iii.

The needle 2 is returned or held in contact, with the ram 30 by a spring 67 encircling sleeve 24- and engaging the head of the needle ioldcr. I the cam engaging pin 28 in the needle holder is of greater tension than retracting spring 37 and serves to maintain contact between the shoulder of said pin 28 and the head of the holder during the but is capable of yielding when contact is made between the needle and matrix.

The carrier is now returned tothe receiving and delivering point and when in that position the pusher 5 scribed, until the lower end (if-its controlling lever engages the particular step or shoulder of the stop 6 for the time being lnterposed in its path, and so locates the matrix delivered from injury to the 90 and 100 frame or casing The spring 29 acting upon advance of the needle,

is advanced as de- 1 5 the carrier in line with the entrance of one or the other of the receiving galleys 8, 9 or 10.

If the matrix last measured has the character cavity shallow or under standard, then the needle will not advance far enough to effect the interposition of the stop 6 into the path of the lower end of the lever 41 and the pusher will make its full stroke as before described and locate the matrix in linewith the entrance of galley 10. If

the cavity in the matrix is of standard depth, the stop 6 on account of the distance moved by the needle will be placed sothat the lower end of the lever 41 will be stopped by'the step 68 and the matrix will be lo-- cated in line with the entranceto galley 9., and if the cavity is too deep or above standard then the stop 6 will be so moved that the lower end of the lever 41 will contact with the shoulder 69 and the pusher 5 will advance a less distance and the matrix will be located in front of galley 8.

For delivering the matrices discharged from the carrier intd one or other of the galleys 8, 9, 10, a pusher 68 is provided. Conveniently this pusher islong enough to I ,serve for all three galleys and is carried on a rod 69 (see Figs. 3 and 11) mounted to slide in bearings 70, and havingconnected to it one end of a lever 71 pivoted at 72 and having its I other end projecting into the path of a cam piece 73 carried by a disk 74.

by the ,bf the pusher 5, it is-returned to initial position by a cam 76 which acts on an arm of lever 39 (see Figs. 9 and 10).

To allow the extent of advance, of the nee-i dle 2 by the cam 30 to be adjusted according to a standard and to take up wear in the needle, the shaft of this cam is mounted in an inclosing frame 77 hinged.,at 78 and having a micrometer screw 79 hearing against its opposite side so that by adjusting this screw the cam can be set back or forward relatively to the needle. The frame is held against the screw by a loop 80 hinged tov the machine body embracing a projection 81 on thehinged frame and havinga'springcontrolled plugbearing on the projection.

To enable the machine to' be employed with matrices having different symbols and characters, it is necessary that-the carrier beadjustable, relatively to the needle without altering its positionwhen delivering or ed in a cradle or frame 7 90, the other end sition to be engaged bv an arm or are therefore mount- 82 which is movable around a shaft 83 (see Fig. 7), the shaft 11 of the carrier being mounted in bearings support forthe galleys in the sides of the cradle.

For moving the carrier 1 vertically, the

cradle 82 is turned on its shaft by a cam receiving a matrix. The carrier 1' and the 84 upon which the front member of the.

cradle rests. The cam 84 is carried by a shaft and adjusted by a handle 85.

For adjusting the position of the carrier horizontally relatively to the needle 2 there is mounted on the carrier shafttwo end members carrying a bar 86 against which the'carrier rests when in the measuring position. This bar is adjusted relatively to the needle by a cam 87 mounted on a shaft 88 having an adjusting handle 89 and bearing on the cam is one end of a pivoted lever ofwhich is pressed against a pin 91* bearing on the bar 86, and said bar and lever 90 are connected by a spring 92.

A microscope 93 is provided to enable the adjustment of the matrix relatively to the needle tobe accurately accomplished. WVhen it is desired to bring a matrixback again to the measuring position the delivery pusher 5 is rendered inoperative, and this is accomplished conveniently by mounting the pivot 42 of the lever 41 on a shaft 94 so that by turning this shaft by means of a handle 95 the lever is moved from the path of its operating cam and is retained in either position by a locking pin 96.

The drive is transmitted from a pulley shaft 97 carrying a pinion 98 meshing with a gear 99, the'latter mounted to rotate freely on cam shaft 32 and provided with an annular flange 1010 forming part of a one revolution clutc 1. The other or complemental member of the clutch includes a cross head 101 fast on cam shaft 32 and carrying a contractile split ring 102 encircling flange 100. The ends of the split ring 102 are furnished with offsets 108 through which passes a bolt 104 bearing compression springs 105 applied in;a manner to close the ring and cause it to grip flange for transmitting motion: from one to the other. Located between and engaging the oppositeend of ring 102 is the clutchopening lever 106, in postart the machine or continue it in action 110. When the hand lever is depressed to withdraw the clutch opening pawl and then pawl 107 i is noris effected by pressure upon a hand lever released, the machine will make one revoluti on and then stop; but where several matraces of assert are being measuredthe handle can be beld'down to allow the machine -to run cgfi'itinuouslyl The circuit connections are indicated in Fig. 3 wherein the battery or generator 111 is connected on one side to the needle through binding post 66, spring 63, cam and holder-23, and on the other side to the matrix through magnet 49, wiper 62, frame and connections to carrier 1.

Assuming that the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings, the pusher 5 has been withdrawn past the exit of the galley 7, best seen in Fig. 11, so that a matrix X has dropped down in front of the pusher. Further movement of the cam 21 will advance the pusher a short distance or a suliicient distance to feed the matrix into the carrier when the pusher will cease to advance; the carrier through its connections 12 and 13 with the shaft 14, and the connections of the shaft 14. including the spring 17 and cam 16, will advance from the position shown in Fig. 8 to the position shown in Fig. 7, bringing the matrix into line with the measuring devices. V hen the matrix arrives at this point the holding plunger at is advanced through its connection with the lever a7, and the latter, through its operating spring 46, is controlled by the can145 to push the matrix against the gaging face 3. At this time the parts will have advanced to a position where the cam 31 will permit the lever arm 33' to advance under the influence of the spring 35 and through the shaft 3%, arm 36, pin 37,

and cam 30, advance the measuring needle into the cavity in the matrix. As soon as the needle comes in contact with the matrix the electric circuit is established thereby energizing the clectro-magnet 49 and through the operation of the stop pawls 57 the further movement of the shaft 34 is instantly arrested. In addition to moving the measuring needle, the shaft 34 has through the projection 38 and lever arm 39 advanced the shaft 40. 'flAssuming that the gaging faces on the matrix are in proper relation to each other the advance of the shaft 40 will bring the stop face 68 of the stop device 6.

into position to intercept the end of the lever 41 and the shaft 40 and stop device will he held in such position by the brake (30. The measuring needle is now permitted to retract, this being due to the continued rotation' of the cam 31 which imparts a reverse movement to the shaft 34 allowing the rod 37 to drop or move downwardly and the spring (33 to act in returning the cam 30 to its initial position. The needle itself is, of course, directly retracted by the action of thespring 67. Whcn'the needle has withdrawn from the cavity in the: matrix the carrier is returned'to theposition shown in Fig. 8 and the plunger or pusher 5 is advanced, as hereinbefore described, by its spring acting on the lever 41 under the control of the cam 21, whereby the matrix is contact 61, cam shaft 82 and the sion and the lever 41 which advances the plunger has been arrested by the stop surface (58 on the stop device 3, which stop device has been held in its adjusted position up to this time by the brake (50. The pusher immediately retracts to a position beyond the supply galley 7, another matrix drops down in front of it, and it again advances to push the matrix into the carrier. In the meantime the cam projection 70, through its engagement with the arm 39, on the shaft 40, has restored the shaft 40, together with the stop device 6, to their initial positions and the parts are ready for the next gaglng operation, as described.

It will be noted that the gaging surface 3 and the gaging surface formed by the point or, end ofthe needle are not opposed to each other, but both face in the same direction, being adapted to gage the distance between surfaces on the blank both facing in the same direction but opposite indirection from that in which the gages face. Owing to the conditions just recited the blank cannot be moved by the gages while the gaging surfaces are in contact and the position of the stop mechanism for determining the point of delivery in sorting the gaged blanks is therefore determined or fixed by the movement of the movable gage or needle alone,

or more broadly expressed, by thea'elative 100 movement of the gages and in accordance with such relative movement.

In my prior application Serial No. 620,392, filed April 11, 1911, claims are made for a gaging and sorting mechanism, which 105 Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention, and. in what manner the same is to be performed, what I claim is,

1. In a gaging and sorting machine, the combination of the following elements, towit, a blank carrier, gaging members for cooperating with a blank mounted in said car- IHX' for determining the relation of gaging 120 surfaces on the blank, a series of galleys, a receiving channel communicating with all of said galleys,a pusher for advancing the blank from the carrier into said channel and means for variably advancing the pusher to 125 feed a blank into position for entering one or the other of the galleys, as the case may be.

2. In a gaging and sorting machine, the combination of the following elements, ,to-

Wit, a blank carrier, gaging members for dean abandonment of the subjecttermining the relative position of surfaces on the blank held by the carrier, a discharge channel, means for moving the carrier from the gaging position to the discharge channel,

wit: a fixed gage and anormally retracted movable gage, both of said gages having their operative surfaces facing in the same direction, mechanism for advancing the movable gage, means for holding a blank in cont-act with the tixed gage, and in position for cooperation with the movable gage, delivering mechanism for removing and sort-i. ing the gaged blanks, a stop mechanism for variably determining the movement of the delivery mechanism, operating connections intermediate the'gagc advancing mechanism and stop mechanism for positioning the latter in accordance with the advance of the movable gage, means for holding the stop mechanism in its adjusted position, means whereby the movable gage and its advancing mechanism are returned to normal position imlepemlently of the stop mechanism and preliminary tothe delivery of the gage blank, and means whereby the stop mecha nism is returned to normal position subsequent to the delivery of the gage blank.

4. In a gaging machine, the combination of the following elements, to wit: gaging members for determining the relative position of the surfaces on a blank, a carrier for presenting the blanks to the gaging members, means for moving said carrier into and, out of gaging position, a. pusher for discharging the blanks from the carrier, :1 channel in which said pusherworks extending on opposite sides of the' carrier, a plurality of galleys communicating with said channel, a cam for operating the pusher while the carrier is in delivering position to first discharge a blank from the carrier and to subsequently position another blank into the carrier, stop mechanism for arresting the blank discharging movement of the pusher at different points in the channel, and operating connections intermediate one of the gages and said stop mechanism, whereby the stop mechanism will be-positioned in acarrest the pusher andefiect adistribution of the blanks in accordance with the relation of their gaging faces.

I 5.. In a gaging machine, the combination ofthe followingelements, to wit: a movable blank carrier, gaging members adapted to cooperate with the blank held in the carrier, means for effecting a relative movement of the gaging members to determine the relation between diiferent faces on the blank, means for moving the carrier from, the gaging position. to a blank discharging position,

a channel with which the carrier registers when at the discharging position, a pusher "movable longitudinally in said channel, a

series of receiving gall'eys communicating with the channel, means for operating said pusher embodying a spring-pressed lever for advancing the pusher, a cam for retracting the pusher, a movable stop mechanism forarresting the advance of the pusher when a blank has reached a position in the channel opposite one or the other of the galleys, and operating connections intermediate the stop mechanism and movable gage whereby the stop mechanism will, be positioned in accordance with the movement of the gage;

(5. In a gaging machine, the combination of the following elements, to wit: a' fixed gage, a movable gage, mechanism for advancing the movable gage, a blank carrier movable into and out of gaging position, a channel with which the carrier registers when out of gaging position, a'push'er for discharging a blank from the carrier into the channel, a plurality of galleys communicating with said channel, a variable stop mechanism for determining the advance of the pusher, connections intermediate the stop mechanism and mechanism for advancing the movable gage embodying means whereby the stopmechanism is advancedinto operative position and whereby the gage advancing mechanism may be returned to normal position im'lependently of the stop mechanism, means for holding the stop mechanism in its adjusted position, an operatingshaft, and connections intermediate said operating shaft and gage advancing and stop mechanism, whereby the gage advancing mechanism will be returned to normal position preliminarily and the stop mechanism returned to normal positionsubsequently to the discharge of a blank by the pusher..

, FRANK I-ITNMAN PIERRONT.

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